Last month she came face to face with Jose Gongora, 26, Yery Yumacale, 24, and Fabio Bazan, 30 as they were jailed for a total of 42 years.
Komarova gained British citizenship after moving from Moscow to London when she was 20.
She faced resistance from the Bolivian justice system but won invaluable help from the British Consulate.
She told the Sunday Mirror: "Because of these men, I know how it feels to be raped, I know how it feels to think you're not going to see the sun rise again.
"I was advised to leave Bolivia as nobody thought I'd win my case. But I had to keep fighting. I couldn't live knowing I'd survived but done nothing to stop it happening again."
She said her attackers laughed in court and wouldn't look into her eyes.
Rapist Jose Gongora (pictured) received 25 years in prison for rape and 10 years for armed robbery, to run concurrently. Photo / Facebook
Komarova was attacked last June, 14 months after setting off to ride from Chile to Alaska on a Honda Tornado 250.
She covered 6,000 miles riding through Patagonia and Argentina before crossing into Bolivia.
She had safety rules she would stick to - like camping in areas where there were no people.
A local family she stayed with in Santa Rosa, northern Bolivia, suggested she should camp at a lagoon in remote Rurrenabaque.
As she slept in her tent the men started shaking it and telling her to "come out and party, we're looking for a b**** to have fun with".
Last month she came face to face with her attackers - Jose Gongora, 26, Yery Yumacale, 24, and Fabio Bazan, 30 - as they were jailed for a total of 42 years. Photo / Facebook
They dragged her out of her tent and held metre-long machetes against her chest and neck.
The trio were convicted at San Borja court following a two-day trial.
Gongora got 25 years for rape and 10 years for armed robbery, to run concurrently.
Yumacale received 10 years for aiding the rape and eight for robbery.
Bazan got seven-and-a-half years for aiding the rape.
If you're in danger NOW:
• Phone the police on 111 or ask neighbours of friends to ring for you. • Run outside and head for where there are other people. • Scream for help so that your neighbours can hear you. • If you are being abused, remember it's not your fault.
Where to go for help or more information:
• NZ Police • Help Auckland 24/7 helpline 09 623 1700 • Rape Prevention Education • Wellington Help 24/7 crisisline 04 801 6655, push 0 • Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse • Women's Refuge: Free national crisis line operates 24/7 - 0800 REFUGE or 0800 733 843 www.womensrefuge.org.nz • Shine, free national helpline 9am- 11pm every day - 0508 744 633 www.2shine.org.nz • Shakti: Providing specialist cultural services for African, Asian and Middle Eastern women and their children. Crisis line 24/7 0800 742 584 • White Ribbon: Aiming to eliminate men's violence towards women, focusing this year on sexual violence and the issue of consent. www.whiteribbon.org.nz
